Earlier this week, a community organization came together to ensure some of Austin's unhoused population got to celebrate Christmas in some way. We Can Now held its fifth annual Christmas Celebration ...

At last month's Human Rights in the Americas Symposium at the University of Miami, panelists argued that homelessness should be addressed as a pressing human rights issue. Florida, they noted, is ...

Homelessness in America surged dramatically between 2024 and 2025, climbing 18 percent to reach 771,480 people. The visible ...

Homelessness in the United States is rising, not falling. Despite years of funding and programs, more people are living on the streets in major cities and small towns alike. This video examines what’s ...

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The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents ...

In January of 2025, California’s leadership proved the wisdom of the Forest Gump axiom: The presence of moronic thinking can ...

Threatened cuts to federal homelessness funding next year will have ripple effects across a state overwhelmed with a rising unhoused population, including at an emergency shelter in Santa Fe that ...

Governors must prepare temporary eviction moratoriums for households affected by the funding disruptions. They should be ready to allocate emergency rental assistance to ensure no one loses their ...

The Trump administration is trying to reverse failed policies that have left people to die on the streets. That would be a ...

I admire her tenacity,” Maria Barros said. “Even though she has children with special needs, she doesn’t let that get her down.” ...

The immense social chasm in the US takes a particularly stark form in Detroit, whose supposed “revival” has been hailed by ...